Bipolar disorders are broadly broken into three groups: bipolar 1, bipolar 2, and cyclothymia. Each is characterized by varying degrees of vascilation between the poles of mania and depression.  Bipolar 1 is characterized by episodes of mania, Bipolar 2 by hypomania, cyclothymia by greater than …

Rob Orman, MD • Shawn Hersevoort, MD, MPH